I've never read a book by Dekker before, so this was a title recommended to me. The characters and writing style reminded me a LOT of Dean Koontz, but with slightly more religious over-(and under)-tones. All in all, I was hoping for more, but it fell a little flat for me. The last 50 pages went by fast as I really was held in suspense, but the other 300 pages went a little slowly. Perhaps I just wasn't in the mood for it. The characters didn't act...normal? They suffered from the Koontz characteristic of being smart, but having a disconnected, un-realistic air to them. Almost otherworldly. Which makes sense for the main character, once you find out more about his past, but the other characters too (and not just Slater or Sam). Also, I had fled to this book after giving up on Rice's "Prince Lestat" which was suffering from too much religious philosophy and the usual pages-long dialogue and banter about morality and God. Unfortunately, I ran right into the same problem in this book (although not nearly as long-winded as Anne Rice is).

Anyway, there you have it. I MAY try another Dekker book later on, but don't hold your breath.